Do you understand the purpose of soaking the dates baking soda? It shouldn't assist raising as soda activates with water and so it will be exhausted by the time it goes into the batter. Does it soften the dates, or is it one of those oddities of cooking that we keep doing even though we don't know why?
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Do you understand the purpose of soaking the dates baking soda? It shouldn't assist raising as soda activates with water and so it will be exhausted by the time it goes into the batter. Does it soften the dates, or is it one of those oddities of cooking that we keep doing even though we don't know why?
Hi Andrew, to my knowledge soaking the dates in baking soda is definitely all about softening and breaking down those dates.